Top marine biologists urge end to Australia shark cull
Hundreds of the world's top marine scientists have called for Western Australia to ditch its shark cull policy, arguing there is no evidence that it makes beaches safer, a report said Friday.
Hundreds of the world's top marine scientists have called for Western Australia to ditch its shark cull policy, arguing there is no evidence that it makes beaches safer, a report said Friday.
Ecology
Jul 4, 2014
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(AP)—A rare white tiger cub born two weeks ago at a Czech zoo has died.
Plants & Animals
Jun 13, 2014
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A Havana zoo has introduced the country's first-ever white Bengal tiger, a rare type not known to exist in the wild.
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Jun 9, 2021
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China appeared to backtrack on a controversial decision to lift a ban on trading tiger bones and rhinoceros horns, saying it has been postponed, state media reported Monday.
Ecology
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Australia's controversial shark cull could snare more than 900 animals over the next three years, a government review found, angering critics who said Tuesday most were caught needlessly.
Ecology
Jun 10, 2014
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More than 170 sharks were caught during a controversial cull policy in Western Australia following a spate of fatal attacks, figures showed Wednesday, with 50 of the biggest ones destroyed.
Ecology
May 7, 2014
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Dozens of sharks have reportedly been caught since Western Australia's "catch-and-kill" drum line program began two weeks ago. Firm numbers are not available given the WA government's unwillingness to release figures and ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 13, 2014
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The owner of a private zoo in central Poland said Tuesday he feels three times lucky with the birth of white lion triplets who are getting loving care from their mother.
Plants & Animals
Feb 4, 2014
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Five rare white tiger cubs have died at New Delhi's zoo because of "neglect" by their mother, an official said Tuesday.
Plants & Animals
Jan 28, 2014
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